Gophers
March 8, 2020
Gophers forward Amy Potomak took a shot as Ohio State defenseman Madison Bizal tried to block it during Minnesota's 2-1 victory in an outdoors game at

Gophers women's hockey will face Ohio State one more time in NCAA tournament

The WCHA champion Buckeyes return to Ridder on Saturday.
Sports
March 8, 2020

Johnnies and Tommies have a basketball date for the Sweet 16

The St. John's and St. Thomas men's basketball teams both reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament with wins on Saturday night. And here's the kicker: They will face each other in the next round.
Sports
March 6, 2020

Purdue, Michigan and Rutgers are Day 2 winners at Big Ten women's basketball tournament

After Thursday, the quarterfinal matchups are set.
Gophers
March 5, 2020
Brigham Young's Yoeli Childs had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 91-78 upset victory over then-No. 2 Gonzaga on Feb. 22 in Provo, Utah. The Cougars wen

NCAA tournament darling is out there somewhere - who gets the slipper in 2020?

With Selection Sunday just a week out, the serious Cinderella candidates are starting to rise to the top: some familiar and some likely not so much to the average college hoops fan.
Gophers
March 5, 2020

Big Ten men's basketball power rankings

A look at where the teams stack up heading into the final weekend before the conference tournament.
Colleges
March 5, 2020

This weekend's NCAA basketball spotlight

What to watch for on the final weekend of the college basketball regular season.
Gophers
March 2, 2020
Gophers forward Taiye Bello (5) was named to the all-Big Ten second team in women's basketball.

Iowa's Doyle named Big Ten Player of the Year for women's basketball

Gophers forward Taiye Bello was named All-Big Ten second team.
Gophers
March 2, 2020

All-Big Ten women's basketball teams

Iowa senior guard Kathleen Doyle was the player of the year.
Sports
March 2, 2020

Get a look at a new wrestling tradition at Augsburg

The wrestling program at Augsburg University has won dozens of championships over the years, building a powerhouse on the backs of countless Jeffs and Joes and Johnnys. Now, it's making room in the trophy case for Emily and Vayle-Rae and Gabby. The school added women's wrestling last fall, joining a growing number of American colleges and universities in opening up the sport to both genders. Augsburg is the only Minnesota college currently offering women's wrestling. The Auggies will compete at the Cliff Keen National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday in Adrian, Mich.
Colleges
February 29, 2020

St. John's defeats St. Thomas in MIAC men's basketball tournament final

Colleges
February 29, 2020

Top-seeded Bethel beats second-seeded Augsburg in MIAC women's basketball title game

Twins
February 29, 2020
Minnesota Twins right fielder Alex Kirilloff signs autographs before the start of inning of a spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orio

Reusse: New dad Kirilloff hopes injury issues are behind him

At 22, Alex Kirilloff is happily married with an infant daughter. He hopes his baseball life quickly catches up with his family life.
Gophers
February 26, 2020
When he was chief operating officer of the Vikings, Kevin Warren greeted fan Kevin Lodoen of Eden Prairie before a game in 2018.

Souhan: Warren brings his common touch from Vikings to Big Ten

Most commissioners of moneymaking sports leagues have two primary jobs: Protecting the rich, and making them richer. That's not how Kevin Warren works.
Gophers
February 26, 2020
Kevin Warren

In 2nd month leading Big Ten, Warren's 2020 schedule already packed

New Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, who was in Minneapolis on Tuesday, said he will focus on student-athletes and eyes a stronger hockey presence.
Local
February 24, 2020
Electronic pulltabs were legalized in 2012 to provide a revenue source to cover annual payments on the bonds issued to cover the public's share of U.S

U.S. Bank Stadium will super size NCAA wrestling tournament

The home to Vikings football has also been the site of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, college baseball game and now college wrestling.
West Metro
February 23, 2020
From left: Michael Brewster, Harvey Holcombe Credit: Carver County jail

Two athletes at west metro college charged with sex assault of student

One of the suspects described the incident on the Crown College campus as a prank that went awry, the Sheriff's Office said.
Sports
February 22, 2020

St. John's wins top seed for MIAC basketball tournament on coin flip

Wild
February 20, 2020
The United States Olympic hockey team celebrated its 4-3 upset victory over the Soviet Union, the four-time defending Olympic champions, during the me

1 day, 2 miracles: How our 'Miracle on Ice' photos were made in a shuttered hospital's bathroom

Photographer Tom Sweeney developed and transmitted his photos from the U.S. hockey team's stunning 1980 victory over the Soviet Union from a 1920s-era building that once house tuberculosis patients. Here's his story.
Gophers
February 19, 2020
Former Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio

Michigan State investigating alleged NCAA violations involving Dantonio

The former Spartans football coach's testimony in a former staffer's lawsuit might reveal broken rules.